Birds are among the most popular pets in America. In fact, about 6.1 million households have at least one. While these animals may not sit on your lap and play fetch with you like dogs, they are still incredibly entertaining and funny. A cockatoo called Tango has left the internet in stitches after a clip …
A new study is the first to document vocal dialect differences in the contact calls produced by introduced parrot species across its European range © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes | LinkTr.ee A pair of monk parakeets, also known as the monk parrot or Quaker parrot (Myiopsitta monachus). … [+] (Credit: Dr. DeNo …
Thick-billed parrot populations have declined to fewer than 2000 individuals due to habitat loss, logging and climate change © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes | LinkTr.ee The thick-billed parrot (Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to Mexico that … [+] formerly ranged into the southwestern United States. Its phylogeny is the subject …
Parrots, renowned for their mimicry, not only have the ability to imitate a variety of sounds but they also possess unique voices of their own, according to a new study © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes | LinkTr.ee A wild monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), in Brazil. These parrots are also known as the …
A new study combines fossil and archaeological records with DNA samples to trace the history of Amazona parrots in the Caribbean from the Pleistocene through the Holocene © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes | LinkTr.ee The authors pieced together the long history of parrots in the genus Amazona, focusing on two … [+] …
High-tech tracking reveals red-crowned parrots have four main roosts in Texas: Brownsville, Harlingen, Weslaco and McAllen © Copyright by GrrlScientist | hosted by Forbes | LinkTr.ee Red-crowned Parrot (Amazona viridigenalis) Redlands, California. (Credit: Tom Benson / CC BY-NC-ND … [+] 2.0) Tom Benson via a Creative Commons license After conducting a high-tech survey of red-crowned …
A recently discovered macaw breeding center in the desert Southwest is providing early evidence of exotic animal husbandry in the region. Previous studies have already indicated that Indigenous people began breeding parrots in captivity over 1,000 years ago. However, this new study reveals that scarlet macaws were bred in captivity even earlier than previously thought, …